Do you guys think that they should approach this film in a similar way to how Donner approached the first Lethal Weapon film in terms of how the characters are like with each other in both their first encounter with one another, and ultimately, on how they become good friends and partners out of it?

Yes but with more subtlety. The first Lethal Weapon is pretty much the template for buddy cop movies. I have to keep using this phrase, but I'd like to see their relationship as more "grounded."

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